Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has nabbed two persons for allegedly purchasing goods with fake N1,000 currency notes.
It was gathered that the suspects, Nicholas Kelechi (25) and Benjamin Moore (42) were arrested on Friday by the operatives of the NSCDC at Yagba market in Patigi, headquarters of Patigi local government area of Kwara State.
It was also gathered that the suspects purchased the fake N1,000 notes at a “temple” in Ibadan, Oyo state, with payment of a real N200 note for a fake N1,000 note.
The principal suspect, Benjamin, it was gathered confessed to the crime, explaining that it was someone he met in Lokoja, Kogi state that introduced him to the business.
The spokesman of the NSCDC in the state, Babawale Afolabi, confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspects.
“Benjamin Moore, the ring leader hails from Ebonyi state but resides in Iseyin, Oyo State. He is currently running two homes, having a wife in Iseyin with five children and another in Enugu with four children.
“He confessed that a man he met at Lokoja, Kogi state introduced the business to him. He said the man took him to a temple in Ibadan, Oyo state to collect the fake money, using N200 real note to buy N1,000 fake money. He said they decided to operate in faraway places like Patigi market where they can’t be easily traced”.
The NSCDC spokesman also said that the suspects were still being interrogated at the state headquarters, Ilorin.
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